Ukraine’s politicians were scrambling to undo a Constitutional Court decision that decriminalised graft at the end of last week, that could threaten both Ukraine’s International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme and the country’s visa-free deal with the European Union (EU). However, experts say that the bill submitted by President Petro Poroshenko is all show and no substance.
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The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signs a document on Jan. 23, 2018.